2027 Range Rover GT teased: New coupe-inspired EV breaks cover ahead of NZ release

Land Rover New Zealand has confirmed the all-electric Range Rover GT will arrive in local showrooms in 2027, adding a sleek grand touring flagship to the luxury brand's growing battery-electric lineup to rival the Porsche Macan and Audi SQ6 e-tron.

Revealed overnight in prototype form, the Range Rover GT will become the fifth member of the Range Rover family and the first model under the badge to ride on Jaguar Land Rover's new Electrified Modular Architecture (EMA).

Unlike the upcoming Range Rover Electric, which is built on the same platform as the existing combustion-powered full-size SUV, the GT is a standalone model designed from the outset as a lower, sleeker grand tourer with coupe-like proportions.

It will also sit above the upcoming Range Rover Sport Electric in terms of luxury and touring focus, giving the brand three distinct electric offerings by 2027. The Range Rover Evoque and Velar complete the famous nameplate's new five-model lineup.

Land Rover says the GT has been developed to offer "beautiful and engaging GT poise" without sacrificing the off-road capability expected of the brand.

The GT is also significant because it will debut the EMA platform, which has been engineered primarily for electric vehicles. While the model will launch exclusively as a battery-electric vehicle, Range Rover has confirmed hybrid variants are planned later in its lifecycle.

Although technical specifications remain under wraps, Range Rover says the GT will become its "most technologically sophisticated" model yet.

The GT is expected to share much of its technology with the flagship Range Rover Electric. That includes an 800-volt electrical architecture, dual electric motors providing all-wheel drive, and a 118kWh battery using module-less prismatic nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC) cells.

While the exterior remains camouflaged as development testing continues, Range Rover has offered the first preview of the cabin.

The interior adopts an even more minimalist approach than today's Range Rover models, with a new single central touchscreen paired with a digital driver display replacing the traditional instrument cluster.

A full-width concealed air vent stretches across the dashboard, while speakers are hidden behind a woven textile covering designed to reduce visual clutter.

Range Rover says the emphasis is on creating a quieter, calmer cabin with fewer distractions and more intuitive controls.

The company also claims the GT will offer class-leading rear-seat leg room despite its more sporting silhouette.

Range Rover managing director Martin Limpert says the GT has been designed to reinterpret the traditional grand tourer.

"The Range Rover GT will redefine the grand-touring segment with the ability to deliver beautiful and engaging GT poise, proportions and long-distance refinement while offering capabilities no conventional GT can match.

"Its blend of effortless EV performance, first-class long-haul refinement and all-terrain capability is pure Range Rover."

Prototype vehicles are now completing final validation testing ahead of the production reveal later this year.

Land Rover New Zealand has confirmed the Range Rover GT is scheduled to arrive locally during 2027, following the launch of the Range Rover Electric and Range Rover Sport Electric as the British luxury brand looks to rapidly expands its electric portfolio.

Pricing and full specifications are expected to be announced closer to launch.